Priority over oncoming trafficRomania
Traffic rules
Romania
1. Priority over oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming traffic means that drivers travelling in one direction have priority through a narrow section of road over drivers approaching from the opposite direction. The rule is normally indicated by a priority sign facing one direction and a corresponding give-way sign facing the other.
Drivers with priority must still approach cautiously and must not force their way through when the passage is blocked or already occupied. The signs regulate priority through the narrow section, not speed, parking or priority at nearby intersections.
How is priority over oncoming traffic controlled in Romania?
Romanian signs distinguish priority for opposing traffic from Prioritate față de circulația din sens invers, priority over the opposite direction. They regulate the narrow section associated with the signs.
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, OUG 195/2002 — articles 35, 48; Regulation 65–66, 127, 132, 135
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 65–66, 127, 132, 135
Road narrowing, oncoming drivers have to give way.
English • Priority over oncoming traffic.
Română • Prioritate față de circulația din sens invers.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Legislatie.just.ro • HG nr. 1391/2006 • anexa nr. 2 • B1 • Monitorul Oficial nr. 876/2006, p. 36
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Alex:D • CC BY-SA 3.0 • Source revision 2013-01-14. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Can you enter an occupied narrow passage when you have priority in Romania?
Do not force a conflict. Check the full available width and let a vehicle already committed to the passage clear it when both vehicles cannot pass safely. A priority control does not permit creating danger or disregarding a red signal or authorised instruction.
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, OUG 195/2002 — articles 35, 48; Regulation 65–66, 127, 132, 135
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 65–66, 127, 132, 135
Does priority through a narrow passage extend to nearby junctions in Romania?
No. A control releasing your direction or giving priority over opposing traffic concerns that passage. Junction priority, speed limits, crossings and any later restriction must be assessed separately from their own signs and rules.
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, OUG 195/2002 — articles 35, 48; Regulation 65–66, 127, 132, 135
🔗 legislatie.just.ro • Romania, HG1391/2006 implementing Regulation — articles 65–66, 127, 132, 135
